His unwanted wife, the world’s coveted genius by Derk Blaylock

Chapter 224:

Belinda smiled in response. “Thank you, Mom.”

The tension between them eased as they chatted for a while longer. Eventually, Holley left, leaving Belinda to her thoughts. On her way back to her office, Belinda felt a sense of relief. She had expected her mother to be far angrier, but Holley’s reaction had surprised her completely. Knowing that Holley wasn’t upset with her allowed her to breathe easier.

Back at her desk, Belinda refocused on her work, her mind finally at peace.

Meanwhile, Lucas had an unusually busy day. By the time evening rolled around, he still hadn’t made it home for dinner. As he prepared to shut down his computer and call it a day, his phone rang. The name on the screen made him pause. It was Ryan calling.

“Hello,” Lucas answered.

“Lucas,” Ryan’s voice came through, calm but tinged with concern. “Verena and I are at the Dream Club now. Can you come?”

respond, Ryan continued, “Verena is not in a good place right now. She has been drinking non-stop since last night. No matter what I say, she won’t listen to me. She’s really in a bad mood, and I think she believes alcohol

Ryan hesitated for a moment before adding, “I

turned sharp and urgent as he replied, “I’ll be there right away.” Ending the call, Lucas grabbed his

found Ryan wrestling a beer bottle out of Verena’s grasp. “Verena, that’s enough!” Ryan said. “You can’t keep

where imagination

the door opening drew Ryan’s attention. He looked up, relief washing over his face when he saw Lucas enter the room.

of Lucas’ name, Verena froze. Slowly, she turned to look at him, her eyes shimmering with

voice low and husky. “Verena, is drinking really the answer

she choked out the words that had

because rejecting Belinda would have embarrassed her in front of everyone. Or maybe, in the

exact reason, and because of this uncertainty,